To perform this dance one must raise one hand and then with the second hand meet the first one half way making a clapping sound that hand must then fully extend. The thunder clap is a form of dance that incorporates clapping in the air with a sliding motion. (Alternatively, the non-ambiguous terms 'left turn' and 'right turn' may be used.) However, if the follower's left arm is used to initiate the turn, the intended direction of turning may be opposite. Since in these dances the follower's right arm is normally used to lead a turn (most commonly by the leader's left arm, but sometimes by the leader's right arm when a cross-hand or 'handshake' position is used), an inside turn is normally a left (counter-clockwise) turn, while an outside turn is a right (clockwise) turn. In dances such as swing and salsa, inside and outside turns most commonly refer to underarm turns done by the follower. The meaning is intuitively clear, but it may be performed in numerous ways and in different handholds, so that even accomplished dancers are confused. Basically, it denotes a turn where the arm of the partner doing the turn begins by moving towards the 'inside' of the couple (the line running from the center of one partner to the center of the other). The term is applied to an individual turn of a partner in the couple.
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